Emissions from neutrals and ions in the Jovian magnetosphereObservations of the system of neutrals and plasma surrounding Jupiter and originating at Io and their interpretation are reviewed, and related processes are discussed. The optical emission detected from the neutral cloud around Jupiter is treated, and results of measurements of the thermal electron density, the ion and electron temperatures are presented. The results of studies of the EUV emissions are considered, and the mechanisms and rates of ionization of neutral material to form the plasma torus are discussed along with the radial diffusion processes that transport plasma through and out of the torus. Finally, the competing plasma loss process of dielectronic recombination is addressed.
Document ID
19830035029
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Collected Works
Authors
Pilcher, C. B. (Hawaii, University Honolulu, HI, United States)
Strobel, D. F. (U.S. Navy, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, United States)